Don't rage against the machine: humans, not robots, will cause the AI uprising

Don’t rage against the machine: humans, not robots, will cause the AI uprising

One of the most enduring threats in science fiction is the spectre of artificial intelligence: the idea that computers will get so smart they’ll become essentially conscious… and then try to take over. From HAL9000 to Skynet to Ex-Machina’s Ava, you’d be forgiven for being a little insecure about our continued place in the universe. But do we have actually have anything to worry about, or is it all just scaremongering? Essentially, the big worry is that with continued improvements in AI we’ll eventually hit what has been dubbed ‘The Singularity’ – the point where AI becomes so smart that it’s smart enough improve itself. And if a machine can constantly create an even better version of itself then it would be like cutting the technological brake cables: computers would…